Severn Waterway,
Ontario, Canada is
a founding member of Waterway
Tourism. The Severn Waterway runs the full length of The
Trent-Severn Waterway linking Georgian Bay of
Lake Huron with Lake Ontario. The Severn Waterway's 386-km main
course (The
Trent-Severn Waterway) consists of 53 km of man-made channels
6 to 8 feet deep comprising what is considered by most, the Trent
Canal portion. The balance are lakes and rivers that flow NorthWest
to Georgian Bay and SoutEast to Lake Ontario from the Waterway's
high point at Balsam Lake.
The Trent Severn Waterway, conceived in 1833, is Central Ontario’s
386 kilometers of waterway linking Lake Ontario to Georgian Bay utilizing 41
locks (4 of which consist of two sets of flight locks), a marine railway
and two hydraulic lift locks. The high point, Balsam Lake, is 180 meters above
Lake Ontario and 80 meters above Georgian Bay.
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